Buay Surname

56,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Buay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
Cambodia2,8681:5,400740
Tanzania7011:75,5237,843
Philippines4281:236,53835,964
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Buay (12,699) may also be a first name.

Buay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Buay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Buay is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Buay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buay is the 56,811th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 816,898 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Buay are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Buay is also the 52,108th most numerous first name globally It is held by 12,699 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,756 people, or 1 in 2,400. Besides South Sudan this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Buay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buay surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buaya895,898/
Buaye89125/
Buayo8917/
Buayu8911/
Bhuay897/
Buayh894/
Buahy891/
Buays890/
Bua8622,716/
Buayot80145/
Buaayu80103/
Buayat8081/
Bhuaya8018/
Bhuaye8010/
Buayeh808/
Buayes806/
Buhaye802/
Buhaiy801/
Buayas801/
Buahay801/
Buhays801/
Bouhay800/
Buat754,611/
Puay751,644/
Buoy75845/
Buey75709/
Buas75600/
Bhua75571/
Buaz7575/
Buap7563/
Buač7557/
Vuay7539/
Buae7538/
Buea7536/
Buaa7532/
Bbay7517/
Buad7516/
Bway7515/
Buaj757/
Fuay755/
Buoa754/
Bvay752/
Wbuy751/
Vbay751/
Bwuy751/
Bouhaya731,266/
Bouhaye737/
Bhuhaya733/
Bhueaya732/
Buhayot732/
Bhuhayo731/
Bhhuaya731/
Bhuaeya731/
Bouhayi731/
Bueya6711,885/
Bwayo675,919/
Bouha675,727/
Bhuea671,318/
Bouey67961/
Buiya67883/
Phuay67882/
Bbuye67637/
Bwaya67523/
Buoye67505/
Buhaj67373/
Buhač67362/
Buaat67359/
Bouhayat67205/
Buaas67121/
Puaya67113/
Fuayi67110/
Bwaye67108/
Buhać6779/
Buiyo6748/
Buija6745/
Buhaș6744/
Buaja6740/
Bbayi6730/
Buatt6728/
Vuayi6728/
Fuaya6724/
Bbuya6721/
Bwayi6721/
Hvuay6720/
Buaai6719/
Buaji6716/
Bhuah6715/
Buaia6715/
Buoyo6710/
Fuaye6710/
Bbayu679/
Buach679/
Buash679/
Buhey679/
Bouea678/
Buaje677/
Bhuae676/
Puayu675/
Buaou675/
Bhuad674/
Bbayo674/
Buhaş674/
Buajo674/
Buiea673/
Bueja673/
Bueyo673/
Bhuey672/
Buoya672/
Buhayova672/
Buhiy672/
Puayi672/
Buiye672/
Buawe672/
Bbuyi672/
Bueha672/
Buaph672/
Buass671/
Bvuyo671/
Bhuoy671/
Bueys671/
Buaee671/
Bueye671/
Vuaya671/
Fuayo671/
Buoys671/
Bvaye671/
Bwayu671/
Bua'e671/
Buahs671/
Bbaya671/
Buoyh671/
Bueas671/
Bueia671/
Buaaa671/
Buaad671/
Buaau671/
Buaie670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buay
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